Westerly, Rhode Island

Religious Education 2014/2015

Registration forms and class schedules are available on the Calendar and Education tabs

of the St. Clare website, stclarewesterly.com

Questions? Please contact Pam Salimeno

at 596-0579.

St. Clare Church 4 Saint Clare Way, Westerly, RI 02891

401-348-8765

NEW PARISHIONERS

Welcome! Please register with the parish by contacting the Parish Office. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

The schedule for the celebration of Baptism is arranged with the Pastor. (Baptisms are not celebrated during Lent.) Please call the Parish Office after the child is born. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

Confession is offered on Saturdays from 4 to 4:30 PM or by appointment. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

Couples planning to marry should contact the Marriage Coordinator at 401-348-8765 at least one year before the wedding. MINISTRY TO THE HOMEBOUND

The Eucharist will be brought to the home of any person permanently or temporarily homebound. Please contact the Parish Rectory. PARISH CHOIR

The choir, under the direction of Parish Organist & Music Director Bruce Coon, meets for rehearsal on Thursday nights at 6 PM in the choir loft.

STAFF

Rev. Kenneth J. Suibielski, Pastor

Rev. Mr. Stephen Cote, Deacon

Rev. Mr. John D. McGregor, Deacon

Rev. Mr. Carl LaFleur, Deacon Retired

Mrs. Jennifer O’Connor, Parish Secretary

Mr. Bruce Coon, Music Director

Ms. Alice Duffy, Campus Manager

Mrs. Ellie Cote, Marriage Coordinator

Ms. Pamela Salimeno, Religious Education Director

MASS SCHEDULE Weekday Mass: 8 AM

Saturday Vigil Mass: 5 PM Sunday Masses: 8 AM & 10 AM

Holy Days: 8 AM & 6 PM

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 2 PM

Rectory and Office Phone 401-348-8765 Fax 401-315-5273

stclareri2@cox.net Website: stclarewesterly.com

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION stclarewesterly.com

The Parish Office will be closed on

December 25 and 26 and on January 1 and 2.

The Helping Hands Ministry Thanks You A sincere thank you is sent to the families of St. Clare who gave generously to the outreach programs this Advent season. Due to your kindness and donations, 246 St. Nicholas Kits were brought to the following organizations for distribution: WARM Center - Harvest Homes; Jonnycake Center; The Westerly Tower Street Community Center and the Living Supplies Closet at Christ Church. The Adopt-A-Child program was a success as well. The envelopes were eagerly taken to give 126 children within our community gifts to open on Christmas morning. There are many other organizations and parishes helping this cause. Financial burdens and hard times continue to affect everyone, but in times of need the St. Clare parish families never fail to help others less fortunate. Many thanks are due to you. God bless you and yours this Advent season.

Christmas Cards

Below are the addresses of Priests or retired religious who have celebrated

Mass and/or visited us from time to time.

Rev. Msgr. Peter O’Neill ‘Westways’ Chester Road

Dunham on the Hill Hellsby Cheshire WA6 OJG U.K.

Fr. Randolph Chew

PO Box 1361 Charlestown, RI 02813

Fr. Peter Scaramuzzo 70 Lawton Ave. Westerly, RI 02891

Fr. Al Lonardo

PO Box 228 Jamestown, RI 02835

Sister Mary Mahoney, R.S.M. Franklin Ct. 180 Franklin St., Unit 221

Bristol, RI 02809

Jesus: Priest, Prophet and King

Prepare for the Christmas season with this last seminar.

Tuesday, December 16 at 7 PM in the Parish Center

On Wednesday, December 17 at 8:45 AM, the seminar will be repeated for those who are unable to attend Tuesday.

This is Fr. Barron’s latest video production and is free and open to all.

Christmas Eve Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at 5 PM – Vigil Mass

11 PM – Christmas Eve Mass 10:30 PM - Choir, Carol Meditations

Christmas Day Thursday, December 25, 2014 at 9 AM – Christmas Day Mass

New Year’s Eve Wednesday, December 31, 2014 - Vigil Mass at 5 PM

New Year’s Day Thursday, January 1, 2015 at 9 AM – Mass

2014 - 2015 Christmas Schedule

St. Clare Stewardship Ministry Corner

• The next proposed Stewardship Meeting will take place on Tuesday, December 23, at 6:30 PM in the lower

rectory. Stewardship meetings are held on a monthly basis and all are welcome.

• The Prayer Ministry is dedicated to those who request our prayers. To join this ministry or to send a prayer intention, please write in the Book of Intentions near the Baptistry or e-mail mbrockmann@cox.net .

• The Respect Life Ministry seeks to promote and protect the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death. The ministry meets the Third Wednesday of every month at 8:30, May through December in the Parish Center. The next meeting will be held on December 17. The Rosary for life is recited on the first Friday of every month beginning at 7:35 in the church.

• The Hospitality Ministry provides a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere for members of the St. Clare community and visitors, as well as new parishioners, to meet and interact with one another in a positive way. This ministry provides opportunities to promote parish fellowship and, when necessary, to assist the Pastor with special events. Meetings take place the first Thursday of every month at 8:30 AM in the Parish Center. All are welcome. The next meeting will be on January 8.

• The Helping Hands Ministry reaches out to those who are needy, elderly, sick or in need of bereavement consolation. This ministry meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 4 PM in the Parish Center. (From

December through March, the meeting will be held at 11 AM.) Enter through the door in the rear parking area. Please feel free to come to these meetings; new faces are always welcome. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 6.

We would like to congratulate Michael and Amanda Williams on the Baptism

of their daughter, Ella Rose Williams. Ella was baptized on December 6.

We welcome her to the St. Clare Catholic community.

A Presentation on Porn: 7 Myths Exposed

Learn how to fight internet pornography.

Please come to Providence and join the Office of Life & Family Ministry on Tuesday, February 24, at 6:30 PM in the Bishop McVinney Auditorium,

One Cathedral Square, Providence, for A Presentation on Porn: 7 Myths Exposed

given by National Chastity Speaker Matt Fradd.

Attendees will gain a general knowledge of the lies behind the porn industry which actually

affect our youth and society. Matt Fradd is a Catholic speaker who will expose the topic from

an orthodox point of view.

Following the presentation there will be Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction.

This program is for grade 8 students to adults:

Parental consent is required for minors due to the content and topic of the presentation.

ADMISSION IS FREE.

Please RSVP by Friday, February 13. Space is limited to 800 attendees.

For more information and to register, contact Paola Lois at 421-7833, ext. 220.

MORE THAN DISCIPLES

Each of today’s four scriptural roles—disciple, prophet, apostle, herald—forms a facet of our life in Christ as we live it day by day. Isaiah tells us that a prophet is anointed, as we were anointed at our baptism in water and the Spirit, to bring glad tidings and to promote God’s reign of healing, justice, and peace. An apostle, like Paul, is one who is “sent.” Each of us, in his or her own way, is sent by Christ to be a voice of rejoicing, to encourage prophetic voices in the world, and to make sure that the work of the Spirit thrives. John the Baptist shows us the job of the herald, making the Lord’s way straight, announcing the coming of the Light of the world. Today we also hear from Mary, model disciple. Her song, the Magnificat, shows us the world we must believe in and work for: one in which God is praised, where God’s favor is bestowed on the humble, where the hungry are filled and the rich are sent away empty, a world that con-tinues to know and rejoice in the mercy of God that lasts for all ages. —Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Monday - 12/15/14 Server - Collins

Lector - S. Azzinaro Eucharistic Minister C. Azzinaro –Gagnon

Tuesday - 12/16/14 Server - Collins

Lector - Burns-Fusaro Eucharistic Minister Azzinaro-Azzinaro

Wednesday - 12/17/14 Server - G. Schackner

Lector - Davidson Eucharistic Minister

Burke-Scott

Thursday - 12/18/14 Server - G. Schackner

Lector - Gordon Eucharistic Minister

Burke-Scott

Friday - 12/19/14 Server - Murphy Lector - LaFleur

Eucharistic Minister DeSantos-DeSantos

Lay Minister Daily Mass Schedule for December 15 - 19

Altar Server Schedule Sat. - December 20 - 5 PM

CB - Julia Turo IB - Sarabeth McClain

Sun. - December 21 - 8 AM CB - Devin Kazarian

IB -

Sun. - December 21 - 10 AM CB - Ryan Brinton IB - Grace Brinton

Private Homes A - June Hartford-Alley

B - Greg Avedisian

Nursing Homes WHM - Tom Koepke

Saturday December 20 5 PM Mass Lectors - Lucille Ouelette & Neil Collins Tabernacle - Eucharist - Carol Piezzo Cup 1 - Betty Britton Cup 2 - Fred Schwager Baptistry - Eucharist - Ellie Cote Cup - Jo Schwager Sunday December 21 8 AM Mass Lectors - Joyce Wazer & Fred Bartkiewicz Tabernacle - Eucharist - Alice Chudecki Cup 1 - Alice Visgilio Cup 2 - Bob Sylvestre Baptistry - Eucharist - Lorraine Devault Cup - Mary Capalbo Sunday December 21 10 AM Mass Lectors – Frances Myszka & Joe Walker Tabernacle - Eucharist - Mark Gordon Cup 1 - Camilla Gordon Cup 2 - Carl Slusarczyk Baptistry - Eucharist - Rose Slusarczyk Cup - Peter Bellone

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Daily Readings

Monday, December 15 Advent Weekday 8:00 AM +Arthur Dunn by his daughter Christine Davidson Tuesday, December 16 Advent Weekday 8:00 AM +Wini Madden Riley by her husband Dennis Riley Wednesday, December 17 Late Advent Weekday 8:00 AM +Julio & Margaret Iacoi by Joe & Angie Iacoi & family Thursday, December 18 Late Advent Weekday 8:00 AM + Humphrey Amedeo by his wife Carol Amedeo Friday, December 19 Late Advent Weekday 8:00 AM +Barbara Stuke by the Tripp family Saturday, December 20 The Vigil of the Fourth Sunday of Advent 5:00 PM +Anthony Fusco by the Sullivan family Sunday, December 21 The Fourth Sunday of Advent 8:00 AM + Mary & Leo Manfred Sr. by the Manfred family 10:00 AM +David Sisson by Ruth Prosser

Communion to the Sick after 10 AM Mass

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Monday: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc-9; Mt 21:23-27

Tuesday: Zep 3:1-2, 9-13; Ps 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-18, 19, 23; Mt 21:28-32

Wednesday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17

Thursday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25

Friday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25

Saturday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38

Sunday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29;Rom 16:25-27; Lk 1:26-38